ID#: 31562
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Here, a person doing a tick check folds down their sock to reveal a female Ixodes scapularis tick attached to their ankle. An I. scapularis tick is also called a blacklegged or deer tick.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Division of Vector-Borne Diseases Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch
Creation Date: 2025
Photo Credit: Lauren Bishop
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Copyright Restrictions: None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions.